do you add a 'the'? The 'xxx' Highway 'xxx' 'xxx' (just the numbers) Other Vote View Results do you add a 'the'? - Results (80 votes) The 'xxx' 25% (20 votes) 20 Highway 'xxx' 16.25% (13 votes) 13 'xxx' (just the numbers) 46.25% (37 votes) 37 Other 12.5% (10 votes) 10 Show Voting Form Apparently its a Californian thing to add the word the in conversation when talking about highways. So some places would say i took 405 or highway 405 where here we would say I took the 405. --- hoes mad